#paul riser

[filosofablogger]

♫ Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours ♫

Every now and then, I am in the mood for some Stevie (who am I kidding?  I’m ALWAYS in the mood for some Stevie!) and nothing else will do!  Tonight is one such night, and I’m playing this one because I think it’s the only one I haven’t played in the last year or so!  In fact, I haven’t played this for the last three years!  WHOA … what’s wrong with me???  I’m adding the cover by Peter Frampton…

[plus-low-overthrow]

PHOTO 45: David Ruffin - Me and Rock and Roll (Are Here to Stay) (Tamla Motown)

arr. Paul Riser, wrt. & prod. Norman Whitfield, 1974.

[sethsclearwater]

hiii please could you do a lazy morning with paul and seth?

my faves🥺🤍

...

you let out a soft groan as you rolled over, blearily knuckling at your eyes as you woke up. paul subconsciously adjusted himself as you rolled, also rolling over so he was spooning you again with one arm thrown lazily over your waist to hold you close to him.

"hey pretty girl," seth mused, smiling down at you as you opened your eyes to peek up at him. he looked like he had been up for a little bit seeing as he was now sitting up against the headboard with his phone in one hand and a cup of coffee on the side table next to him.

"hi seth," you murmured, pressing a little kiss to his sweatpant covered thigh that had him chuckling, "how long have you been up?" you asked softly, sliding one hand up his leg to rest on his thigh and rub gentle circles there with your thumb.

seth hummed, "like an hour maybe?" he responded and you hummed in response. seth was always the first one up in your trio seeing as he was an early riser all throughout high school for whatever reason.

you had no idea how he did it but you were content with it nonetheless seeing as he generally got up to make breakfast for the three of you during his mornings.

as if he read your mind, he added, "there's scrambled eggs in the kitchen for you, want me to go grab some?"

you giggled and smiled up at him, "yes please," you responded, giggling when he leaned down and pressed a quick kiss to your temple before getting up to head into the kitchen to get you some breakfast.

while he went to the kitchen, you rolled over to face your other imprinter, gently squeezing his bicep, "paul," you whispered, giggling when he let out a rather loud groan at being woken up so early.

paul was a notoriously late sleeper, always managing to sleep in for multiple hours past when seth woke up so you and seth generally had early mornings to yourselves but you were quite interested in having breakfast with paul too which is why you decided to wake him up as well.

"it is way too early for this," paul grumbled, his grip around you momentarily tightening as he stretched his other arm over his head before finally deciding to open his eyes to look at you, "is something wrong?" he asked just as your other imprinter came back in with a plate of food for you.

you hummed, not responding to him and instead just shimmying out of his grip so you could sit up against the headboard and take the plate from seth who chuckled at your eagerness as he sat back down in bed next to you.

paul rolled his eyes, resting his head in your lap while you quickly dove in, always loving everything seth made but especially his breakfasts.

"you want some toast?" you asked paul, words muffled around the said piece of toast which had both boys letting out soft laughs at your antics.

paul didn't respond, just blindly reaching his hand up until you handed him another piece of sourdough toast that he gladly took from you.

"what are we doin' today?" you asked seth as you continued to take bites of the scrambled eggs. he smiled at you, thinking about it for a moment before responding to you.

"nothing as of right now," he mused, wrapping his arm around you so you could be even closer to him despite the fact that you two were already sitting next to eachother.

you smiled, "can we watch that movie series you were talkin' about yesterday?" you asked, giggling when seth nodded and paul groaned at the suggestion.

"you can sleep," you reassured paul, setting down your fork for a moment to slide your hand down to playfully squeeze at his bicep again.

"whatever you say princess," paul grumbled, clearly still half asleep which had you and seth laughing quietly at his usual morning grumpiness.

"okay so movies!" you beamed, smiling over at seth who quickly pressed a playful kiss to your lips that had you giggling again, "i love you," you whispered to him and he smiled at you, always happy to hear you vocalize your feelings for him.

"i love you too pretty girl," seth cooed, pressing another kiss to your lips, though this time a bit softer.

when he allowed you to part from his lips, you quickly spoke to your other imprinter, "i love you too paul," you teased, giggling when he reached his hand out to playfully squeeze at your thigh that he was currently resting his head on.

"i love you too princess," paul reassured, voice raspy as he clearly was doing his best to stay awake long enough to hear you and seth settle your plans for the day.

you let out a soft sigh of content, resting your head on seth's shoulder while you finished your breakfast, absolutely loving that you'd be able to spend an uninterrupted day with your boys.

[muzaktomyears]

It was in Boston that I began to see a pattern in Paul McCartney's facial expressions. I began to call it the "wink factor". While John Lennon made weird, gyrating gestures with his face and body, sometimes mimicking the look of a wild-eyed crazy person, McCartney did his face talking with his eyebrows. When I looked up at him on the Boston Garden riser, I noticed that as his face wandered the crowd, he was in a nonstop winking-and-blinking mode, almost as if his eyes were responding to the backbeat of the music. Paul would look left and right, and wink to a face in a crowd. It was a sexy form of eye candy, tantalizing the crowd with his head gyrations. Paul was a world-class flirt when it came to the fans. And they loved him back.

Ticket to Ride: Inside the Beatles’ 1964 Tour That Changed the World, Larry Kane (2003)

[runwiththerain]

an introduction to the marauders

for @gently-decaying-flowers

follow up posts will be made for the valkyries and skittles

james fleamont potter

also known as prongs

important canon information:

dead, died on october 31st 1981 defending his family from voldemort so lily could protect harry

his parents are fleamont 'monty' and euphemia 'effie' and we love both of them

his animagus is a stag

was head boy and a chaser on the gryffindor quidditch team

had a mutually antagonistic relationship with severus snape

fancast information:

original fancast was aaron taylor johnson

second fancast was reiky de valk

my personal fancast is gabriel.stewart

other fancasts include nickisnotgreen and thomas weatherall

common fanon traits:

is known as the sun and a golden retriever character, wears red converse, swiftie, quidditch obsessed, early morning riser who tries to force other people too (doesn't work), loyal, hero complex, hopeless romantic, mischievous and loves pranks, often is desi or latino, would take a bullet for anyone in his life, definitely strutted and is a therapist friend, has a hard time opening up

ships:

jily/sunflower/flowerpott: james and lily evans

jegulus/sunseeker/starchaser: james and regulus black

prongsfoot: james and sirius black

moonchaser: james and remus lupin

sirius orion black

also known as padfoot

important canon information:

godfather to harry and best friends with james

left home at 16 to live with the potters

was wrongly accused for the betrayal of lily and james

served 12 years in azkaban before using his animagus form to escape

his animagus is a black dog

was killed by his cousin bellatrix lestrange

fancast information:

original fancast was ben barnes

second fancast was undecided

my personal fancast is conan gray

other fancasts include louis seriot and eren m güvercin

common fanon traits:

drama queen, massive david bowie fan, rides a motorcycle, experiments with makeup, genderfluid, compulsive and mischievous, gay, owns and wears a leather jacket, he thinks his initials stand for son of a bitch, short king, gets jealous easily, no concept of personal space, mommy issues, daddy issues, family issues, pretty crier, french, likes to paint his nails

ships:

wolfstar: sirius and remus lupin

blackinnon: sirius and marlene mckinnon (widely unaccepted now)

prongsfoot: sirius and james potter

remus john lupin

also known as moony

important canon information:

his nickname of moony came about due to his "furry little problem" (being a werewolf)

in prisoner of azkaban he taught d efense against the dark arts at hogwarts

has a child called teddy with nymphadora tonks

was killed in the battle of hogwarts

fancast information:

original fancast was andrew garfield

second fancast was undecided

my personal fancast is p4perback

other fancasts include paul ahrens and matthew hitt

common fanon traits:

always wears grandpa sweaters, craves academic validation, best friends with lily, grumpy around full moons, loves chocolate, the mastermind behind all the marauders pranks, goes to a study group, is a massive nerd, tall but it took ages for him to grow, self worth issues, raspy voice, swears a goddamn lot, welsh and no one can understand what he says

ships:

wolfstar: remus and sirius black

moonwater: remus and regulus black

moonchaser: remus and james potter

moonrosekiller: remus and barty crouch jr and evan rosier

peter pettigrew

also known as wormtail

important canon information:

traitor to the marauders

was james and lily's secret keeper but ratted them out to voldemort hence resulting in their death

his animagus form is a rat

hid in his rat form in the wealsey family as 'scabbers' until discovered by sirius and remus in the prisoner of azkaban

fancast information:

original fancast was dane dehaan

second fancast was undecided

my personal fancast is lewis capaldi

other fancasts include maxwell acee donovan and jacob batalon

common fanon traits:

friendly and sociable, plant dad, needs validation, great cook/baker, indecisive, cheeky, amazing at chess, not the smartest academically, childhood friends with james and marlene, quick thinker, unintentionally funny, wants nothing more than to fit in, sometimes forgotten, has a really healthy dating history, sometimes has the best pranks and suprises the others

ships:

pebill: peter and sybill trelawney

unknown ship name: peter and james potter (usually a one sided crush)

unknown ship name: peter and remus lupin

partyvan: peter and barty crouch jr and evan rosier (this is mostly made as a joke)

[rock-and-roll-hell]

March 19, 1975

Opening Night of the Dressed To Kill Tour

Roxy Theater - Northampton, Pennsylvania

📸 Keith Andreas

- First known performance of “C'mon and Love Me.” It was initially situated in the set as one of the encores. Paul also mentioned “She” as being a song from the new album being released the following week, though it had long been part of the band’s set. - There was no levitating drum riser used for Peter - the venue wasn’t tall enough.

[theflatpackangel]

Jason watching Ru Paul’s drag race at like 4AM and just gradually being joined by everyone else (whether on the way to training or still up from the day previous (looking at you TIMOTHY) or just early risers)

[melodiofeddsworld]

Character Ask Board!

When asking, please specify with these so I know which character/pairing you’re asking: ❤️💜💙💚

I might also be willing to do the other boys, like Eduardo, Jon, Paul, etc.

This is used for the main gang, but if any other users want to use this sheet you totally can!

Unserious-

1. What does this character’s room look like? What’s their cleaning schedule, if they have one?

2. What’s this character’s go to food and/or drink on a cold, sad day?

3. What’s this character’s sleep schedule? Are they an early riser or a night owl?

4. Does this characters have close family and friends?

5. Which friend do they like best? (And which friend do they actually like best?)

6. Has this character ever been to the hospital? Why?

7. Which character is most likely to cause trouble, and which is most likely to get them out of it?

8. What pet does this character want to have?

9. Does this character like pets?

10. Any allergies?

11. Favorite food?

12. Favorite dessert?

13. What did this character want to be when they were a kid? What do they work as now?

14. Does this character have a temper?

15. How does this character show emotion?

16. What skill is this character good at?

17. What skill is this character bad at?

18. What people skills does this character have, if any?

19. Is this character easily afraid? Do people tease/scare them?

20. What’s this character’s favorite flavor?

21. What’s this character’s favorite season?

22. Does this character take good care of themself?

23. Is this character active, or more of a couch potato?

24. How serious is this character about video games?

25. What is this character’s favorite hobby?

26. What does this character do when they feel down?

27. How does this character feel about jewelry/other accessories?

28. Does this character have any scars? How did they get them?

29. How did this character behave as a child? Has this transferred to how they act as an adult?

30. Does this character make friends easily? Do they want friends?

31. Can this character take care of a plant? A pet? A kid?

32. Does this character give good advice? Would they let their friends make bad decisions?

33. How sentimental is this character?

34. How empathetic is this character?

35. Has this character ever done something humiliating they want to forget? What is it?

36. Which character gets sick a lot? Which one has an immune system of steel?

37. What is this character’s favorite thing(s) about their friends?

38. How selfish is this character?

39. Is this character impulsive, or are they cautious?

40. Does this character swear a lot?

Serious-

1. What was this character’s childhood like?

2. What is this character’s relationship with their family?

3. What are this character’s insecurities?

4. What is this character’s fear?

5. Would this character manipulate their friends/family?

6. How easily can this character lie?

7. How long can this character keep a grudge?

8. Has this character ever killed somebody/wanted to kill somebody?

9. Would this character be caught if they killed someone?

10. When was the worst time in their life and what happened?

11. What does this character’s mental health look like?

12. What emotion is the hardest for their character to express? What do they do when they feel it?

13. What does this character do when they feel overwhelmed?

14. Does this character accept help, or do they keep to themselves to a fault?

15. Would this character do anything for their friends, even if it hurt them?

16. Is this character more open, or closed off? Why?

17. How easily does this character trust?

18. How would this character act after a traumatic event?

19. How far is this character willing to go to get what they want?

20. What would make this character break?

Romantic partner/solo-

1. What is this character’s sexuality? What are their preferences in a partner?

2. What are the ‘musts’ this character looks for in a partner?

3. What’s this character’s default place for a first date?

4. Any special actions this character would do for their partner on a date?

5. Who prefers to cuddle when they sleep and who would rather have their part of the bed to themselves?

6. Which character is the little/big spoon?

7. How would this character propose to their partner?

8. What does this pairing often fight about?

9. Who is more into pda and who is more chill?

10. Who would scream at the bug/who would get rid of the bug?

11. What are boundaries this character sets in a relationship?

12. Is this character prone to love at first sight?

13. Does this character get bored of relationships easily?

14. Does this character get into relationships, or have three day relationships/hookups?

15. Which character hogs the blanket?

16. Which character

17. What’s this character’s love language?

18. Does this character believe in soulmates or ‘the one’?

19. Is this character a hopeless romantic? Or are they more grounded?

20. Which is the queen/king and which is the golden retriever partner?

21. Does this character spoil their partner? How?

22. Does this pairing use pet names? How often and what are they?

23. How prone is this pairing to abandoning their friend group(s) to go on a month long vacation together?

24. Which pranks the other? Is their partner receptive?

25. Does this character excitedly tell their friends about their new partner, or are they quiet about their love life?

26. How does this character take a break up?

27. Does this character post pictures of them and their partner on social media?

28. Which one goes to the grocery store and forgets everything, and which one has to tell the other the grocery list for the eleventh time?

29. Is this pairing project to causing chaos?

30. Which one constantly worries about the other?

31. Which one would get up in the morning to make breakfast for the other?

32. Would they die for their partner? Or, would they face public humiliation to protect their partner?

33. Does this character want kids? Why or why not?

34. How involved does this character get into other people’s love lives?

35. How possessive is this character over their partner?

36. Is this character easily jealous?

37. What would this character do if their partner was upset?

38. What are this pairing’s favorite thing(s) about each other?

39. What is something this pairing just cannot agree on?

40. When did this pairing realize their feelings for each other? How did they go about dealing with them?

Questions for the creator-

1. What character is your favorite? Why?

2. What character do you love to put through awful situations?

3. How many au’s do you have?

4. Which pairing is your favorite? Any specific reason?

5. Which character do you identify most with?

6. Do you have fandom oc’s? Who are they? Are any of them self inserts?

7. What character have you completely changed ever since you first created/met them?

8. How often do you think about your characters?

9. What is your current inspiration?

10. What is your favorite au/genre to write your characters in?

[sicherheitzuerst]

Brussels night 2.

There’s probably so much I’ve forgotten. I almost got my phone notes page out.

Till still sounds phenomenal, Flake went at him with a shorter whip in Bestrafe mich this time.

Till had a mic malfunction at the start of Bestrafe. You could see him spin it in his hands about to yeet it across stage before the thought of the €400 bill crossed his mind. And if he’d have hit the tech rushing the new mic to him I could imagine the headlines about workplace bullying and him abusing his position of power (sarcasm).

Richard did a lot of what my partner calls ‘slut leg’ wafting his coat out of the way and planting his foot on his mic riser.

Speaking of feet on risers, Schneider and his audacity put his foot on Tills platforms getting a highly theatrical talking to as they bickered their way off stage.

Paul and Schneider beat Till to the drumstick theft at the first bow, throwing most of the contents into the crowd. Of course Till wasn’t outdone and when the rest left for the boats he sneaked back on stage and emptied the rest of the container throwing the sticks with such force im pretty sure the back row caught one.

No crowd boat intrusions, flake received the sparkly cap and it seemed there was an intervention by Paul and Till on Richard for his ‘bringing inflatable shit back’ problem. Both waited for him on the walkway, Paul only retreating when he was sure Richard only had a small cuddly creature (I’m assuming shark).

Mein Teil was fun, the gremlin accomplice hid below stage so the bloody menace to society tugged him back on stage by his ear.

I couldn’t watch just one thing last night, I sort of tried to take in as much of the sights and feels as I could. To feel the bass rumble and the heat of the fire.

One more show for me tonight, I wanted to be here for the last one, but I’m almost certain while it’s the last of this run it won’t be the last last.

[honeyjars-sims]

OC Questions Tag

Thanks for tagging me @stargazer-sims! I will do this for Paul

NAME: Paul Angelo DiMarco

NICKNAME: His mom had such an easy pregnancy with him that she referred to him as "my little angel" throughout the pregnancy and that continues to this day (and is why his middle name is Angelo).

GENDER: Male

STAR SIGN: Libra

HEIGHT: I haven't given much thought to this, but I will say he's average height.

ORIENTATION: Hmm, good question. If you asked, he would say he's straight, but let's just say he's about to go on a little journey 👀

NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY: Since my story takes place in the Sims world, he is Tartosan. In real life he would be Italian.

FAVOURITE FRUIT: Strawberries and blueberries

FAVOURITE SEASON: Spring, he loves to garden and he's always excited when things start to bloom.

FAVOURITE FLOWER: He's romantic, so I'll say roses, but he likes flowers of all kinds.

FAVOURITE SCENT: Fresh mountain air

COFFEE, TEA, or HOT CHOCOLATE: He usually starts his day with cup of coffee, but he also likes tea (especially adding fresh mint and honey).

AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: Probably a solid 8 hours. He's an early riser and has a routine on weekdays (check garden, have coffee, go for a jog), but he does like to sleep in some on the weekends.

DOGS or CATS: He likes both but would probably like having a dog to take on walks or camping trips.

DREAM TRIP: He loves to travel, so he's up for going anywhere different. He's an explorer and loves learning about new cultures. His first choice would probably be Selvadorada.

NUMBER OF BLANKETS: He probably has a few. I can see him splurging on sheets with a high thread count and covering his bed in luxurious feeling blankets.

RANDOM FACT: When I first did gameplay with him, I originally had a whole arc for where he climbed to the the top of Mt. Komorebi with his sister and his best friend. I ended up changing some of his history for my current story, but I still consider the Komorebi trip to be cannon (because I have no interest in redoing that lol).

I'll tag @ethicaltreatmentofcowplants, @lynzishell, @bakersimmer, @localthumbcache, @hannahssimblr, and @sirianasims

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Paul Badura-Skoda, singer-songwriter Bruce Barr, composer-guitarist Glenn Branca, William Butler (Arcade Fire), Roseanne Cash’s 2009 album THE LIST, Le Corbusier, Kevin Cronin, Britt Ekland, my cousin Daniel Ertel, The Fisk Jubilee Singers (1871), Ioan Gruffudd, Fannie Lou Hamer, Thor Heyerdahl, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), the 1929 film THE JAZZ SINGER (the first major “talkie”), Mylon LeFevre, “Swedish Nightingale” Jenny Lind (she filled concert halls before microphones were invented), Carole Lombard, Thomas McClary (Commodores), The Monkees 1969 appearance on the LAUGH-IN TV show, Meg Myers, producer Jim Pierson, Shostakovich’s 6th Iron Quartet (1956), Fay Spain, Millie Small, Matthew Sweet, Karol Szymanowski, George Westinghouse, and the 1965 single by The Supremes, “I Hear a Symphony.” The song is a romantic idyll for the wonders of a lover, and it was the 6th #1 hit single for The Supremes. It was composed by the incomparable Motown Records songwriting team of Brian Holland, his brother Eddie, and Lamont Dozier. They’d been writing since they were teenagers and wrote hits for The 4 Tops, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves, and others. Dozier said, “We were keeping up not only with what was going on at Motown, but in the world, meaning The Beatles, The Beach Boys…There was definitely a standard…Everything that came out had a signature as well as it had to sound like a hit.” Dozier said they’d regularly go to chamber, opera, and symphony concerts “for song concepts.” Baroque, electronic, ethnic, and orchestral influences became part of “the Motown sound.”

“I Hear a Symphony” was a turning point. Early Motown hits like “Money” and “Please Mr. Postman” were rooted in r’n’b, rock’n’roll, and gospel, and they sold mostly to teens, but Motown President Berry Gordy envisioned a broader audience. Ray Charles had already merged “strings with soul,” but his audience was older. The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, The Beatles, and other British Invasion pop acts cherry-picked ideas from musicals, classical, and the avant-garde (perhaps prophesying the “progressive rock era” when Keith Emerson would do Bartok, Bernstein, and boogie-woogie in one flash). By comparison, Motown was even more pro-active about marrying classical, jazz, and pop/rock to “soul music.” Motown arrangers (Paul Riser, etc.), were inspired by Broadway and the jazz orchestrations of Duke Ellington and George Gershwin. They hired musicians from the Detroit Symphony to connect elegance with The Funk Brothers, the Motown house band. “I Hear a Symphony” features the muscular drumming of Benny Benjamin and the distinctive baritone sax solo of Mike Terry. 

Singing it demanded an exuberance that stretched the vocal abilities of then-22 year old Diana Ross. She still claims it’s one of her favorite Supremes songs to do, and it’s on my list of 12 pieces of music that changed my life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpL1TTxffO0

#birthday #dianaross #supremes #symphony #motion

[swede1952]

Good morning. 🌾🌾🌾

14 September 2024

Oh gee, it is 29 minutes to mealtime and Ben is already barking while Charlie is in here bugging me. I won't be intimidated though, mealtime is mealtime.

It is Saturday, two days after rain, perfect time to mow the grass. My mower is in the shop and I'm hoping they will expedite the repair. I have a walk behind mower, but the lawn area is nearly two acres.

Twenty some years ago, I would use lawn day as an exercise day and spend hours pushing my little lawnmower up and down a hill in my 'then' backyard. But now, the laziness has taken me, hard. Well, I'm not a young man in my 50s anymore.

“Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.” - Paul Terry

“Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” - Robert Heinlein

[stevie-petey]

Paul riser just basically confirmed Owen is ALIVE and he was filming this week !!!!

i love how the actors who die always end up confirming they actually didnt and spoil a huge twist my god

[vintagerocker69]

KEITH RICHARDS AND THE ROLLING STONES

Keith Richards sitting on drum riser onstage during soundcheck, wearing sunglasses, holding Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar in Denmark September 12th (Photo by Jan Persson/Redferns)

[melk917]

🎁 with our soft boy Paul please

Ohhh a little headcanon for birthday sex & Paul.

He's an early riser, so it's hard to surprise him first thing. Either you have to set something up late the night before, after he's fallen asleep, or you have to accept that he'll be up and out of bed before you process anything.

He always loves a bit of morning sex, so when you roll into him for a sleepy hand job that has him making soft noises against your lips as you kiss him through it, his come hot and wet over your knuckles as he comes.

Coming first thing makes him really affectionate too, he tries to drag you into the shower with him so he can keep running his hands all over you under the spray, keeping you close and making out a bit.

But his favorite thing on his birthday is cake and a hot bath. Even better, you and him and a slice of cake you can share surrounded by candles and bubbles.